The invention relates to laundry softener concentrates comprisinga) 5-40% by weight of a cationic softening agent,b) 0.1-25% by weight of an ester of a C.sub.1 -C.sub.22 -carboxylic acid with a di-, tri- or tetrahydric alcohol having 2 to 10 carbon atoms,c) 0-10% by weight of a nonionic dispersi

Concentrated fabric softeners consisting substantially of 12 to 50 weight % of a quaternary ammonium compound customary for softeners, 2 to 20 weight of a fatty amine polyglycol ether of the formulae ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is alkyl or alkenyl having from 8 to 22, preferably 16 to

Concentrated masterbatches of fabric softeners consisting substantially of(a) from 20 to 70, weight % of one or more compounds of the formulae I to III, ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is alkyl or alkenyl having from 8 to 22, carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms,